Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-02
sAGE's INDIGNATION.
Ee Thinks Mr.. Field Owes Mr.. Gould
q Debt OF Gratitude.

Jaw Gould and Russell Sage are indig'
nant. They have a grievance. They think
that Gurus W Field Is not treating them
ripht. lie Isn't grateful. they say, and he
/, altogether disrCglrdiul OF the gospel that
ore good turn deserves another. RHssell
Sage voices the indignation and submits
the grievance 10 the Times IN this way:
Z" Mr. Gould is a nOble-hearted. generous
man. Mind you, ! don't say word for
myself; I'll leave my own praises to some
BODY else. Mr. Gould saved Mr. fIel1
from teetotaI ruin, end in his broad-mlnded,
opcn-hearted way he put himself in the
breach and saved Wall street and the whole
country from an overwhelming panic. IL
WAS brave and great thing that be ala,
and mighty generous thing too. There
isn't anuiher man in the world Tat
would have done it,; there wasn't any
other man that could do 1t. But Vhat
docs be qCt - reward for his good
works? Why, the newspapers pitch INFO
him, wall street rcyile> uim, and he gains
no credit anywhere. And Cyrus REID,
what does bc Coy Why. he sits stupidiy
by End doesn't even rsi,c his voice To de-
fcrd the generous man who rushed 10 MS
rescue. lie is ungrateiul. tell You there
i. clusc for INDIGNATION. VI. Gould i De-
:rp treated stability all around. cyrus
Field. II be had one single iota Of gr4titu ie
mbifr. would i.suca plain statement andtai
the public all about this Mlnhlttin trans
action: instead Of licensing abuse ny
silence. he would he man enough 10 come
ont and putan end to 1t by publicly adj
hitting that Mr.. Gould has put him under
everlasting obligations. .,
"Do the newspapers never reilZe,
went on Deacon SAGE, "tbat they are dong
great damage 10 the pubIic's best Interests
by pitcbng into 1lr. Gould! The man IS
doing GOOD al the time, butlf he Is TO have
only abuse for his reward, why the result
might be that be will grow almost hard
hearted. The best OF us," added Deacon
Sayc with some fcryOr, just The sane Is II
he had a personal interest in the matter,
.Ntbe best Of us will 20 on giving Things
ayyay when all the thanks that the public
offers is kick"
sill, unkind and cynical Wall street, In
tIc very face Of this eloquent protect. VIII
90 iiehi on. probably, IN the cruei ana
doubling way that threatens TO make VIZ.
Jaw Gould almost hard helrted.' \ very
reckless community Is that OF wall street.
Mr. Logan &. Murray, who i president OF
MIR. Yields United STATE, National Bank.
believes that # Mr.. Field were able to settle
up all around at once he would still have
90 0C0, GOO lett
said JAY Gould TO Russell Sage tTo
months ago: "CyiuS j. growing Old. lie
show, his age good deal. | tell you I've
aot lots OF pity fer him" When the
..piiy " cry >ttlizrd il relieved Nr. Field OF
about Sl7,oC0,C1C-if President Murray''
estimate J., ~ right now Is 1t was few
months AGO. when the Field possessions
were down for 900. 100000.
II int very difficult 10 see now why 80
mich proicstitIon j. made That l2O (ot I'D
was paid fer the $1,000 shares OF Manllt
tan That Gould and SAGE bought. The
gracjolls twain are organizing a syndicate
10 float ont The whole BLOCK, aud 40 l. the
aground floor" offered the favored walt
street 6nancisrs who wait GOOD thlng
4 profit Of 80 pOirl--the difference between
90, the price paid to Field, aud ~, the
ground floor, shows a pleasing proht on
5000 shares equal to Sl.50l.OOO. IL does
seem hegrtless proceeding sure enough
iil.t A. Deacon Russell SAFE says, that Mr.
Field doesn't come out with puOlic siate-
mcnt and render THINKS.